Daniel and Kim are in a car with Mr. de Vera driving. It was no longer safe, now that a Servant assaulted the two young Masters, so Nico decided to take them in and teach them more about the Holy Grail wars. Kim and Dan, are, of course, very wary of their teacher, given his strange behavior earlier in the day. Nico adjusts his rear view mirror to take a look at the two teens at the back. The two are looking at each other, trying communicate, but both are either too scared or too nervous give away anything. Finally, Nico says,

"So, what were you guys doing in school so late?"

Daniel opened his mouth, but Kim grabbed his arm and mouthed, 'No.'

"Oh, come on guys. Why the silence and the long faces?"

"Well, how about you answer our question first, then maybe we'll consider playing nice," hissed Kim. Dan turned his head at Kim's direction, obviously surprised.

"Haha!" laughed de Vera, almost tauntingly. He didn't mean it of course; that's how he laughs when he's excited. "Very well, then, what is your question."

"Why were you probing me in the classroom?" asked Kim. De Vera then gave a confused face at the rear view mirror.

"Probing? Isn't that a bit harsh?"

"Please! You are a Master! We knew that; a lot gave you away. Plus you were acting really odd, and then, you start asking me about whether or not I knew anything about the Holy Grail Wars."

"I didn't ask tha..."

"But that's what you meant," snapped Kim.

"Kim," said Dan, trying to calm her down.

"And now you're taking us to only God knows where."

"Look, I know I've been acting odd. I've been trying to hide my anxiety for long, but ever since the two of you became Masters and your Servant surfaced, things are getting more and more dangerous. You're my students after all. As a fellow Master, I feel I have the responsibility of keeping you safe. As for 'probing' you, it was a test. A test to know what was important. You were pretty certain I was a Master and there was no one else in the room, but you kept it a secret anyway. That's what I expected that's what told me you'd be a great Master."

"Oh..." replied Kim, now calmed down and a tad ashamed. "Where are you bringing us, then?"

"I was going to bring you to a place we could train, but I realized that wouldn't sit well with your parents. We're driving over to ask permission from them."

"You really think they'll allow us to stay out of the house in the middle of the night to train in the middle of nowhere?"

"No, but I'm pretty sure they'll allow you to work with your teach on a school project that would your grades up."

The two looked at each other, Dan, with a reliefed look on his face, and Kim, still thinking but confused no more. They stopped by at both their houses, giving each set of parents the alibi. After everything was set, they hit the road, on their way to a full night of training and learning.

Kim, while being calm, is still uncomfortable with this idea of teaming with another Master. Master's are supposed to beat each other to the Grail, right? It's understandable for her take in Dan, her best friend, but teaming with a teacher who hardly even interacts with her is kind of difficult to understand, especially with their lives at stake. She calls on the consciousness of her Servant to have a little chat.

'Archer?'

'Yes, Master?'

'How do you find out the statistics of another Servant?'

'Generally, Servants can't read other Servants. But Masters should be able to read Servants. By the way, they're called parameters.'

'Pardon?'

'The 'statistics.' They're called parameters,' replied Archer. You can tell she's smiling, even in her spiritual form.

'Oh, is that right? How does that work? What should I do to read the parameters of a Servant?'

'Not much, really. Just keep in mind that each parameter, like strength or endurance, emits a different kind of magic energy. Think of it as... different frequencies on a radio. That's why you can distinguish the different parameter's intensity. The stronger the energy being emitted, the higher the grade, like, let's say B. Weaker energy can mean C or D.'

'Sounds fairly simple.'

'Why do you ask?'

'I wanted to find out who Caster is. Was hoping you could tell me about her.'

'You still don't trust your teacher'

'No, I do. I just... I want to be prepared. I don't want to miss a step. I want to do something right, for once. Do you know what I mean?'

'Master.' Archer's thought faltered. 'Of course I do.'

Kim smiled. 'Do you mind we drop the titles? I prefer not to be called Master.'

Archer laughed. 'Sure, Kim. Still call me Archer, though. We don't want to give my identity away.'

'Of course not, Susan.' Kim still couldn't believe she was talking to one of her childhood heroes. And now, they fight side by side If there was anyone who could win this fight, it's them.

The car was very silent for most of the trip. Mr. de Vera was deep in thought, once again. But, of course he was. if a Servant attacks outside of the Wars, that gives you two hints: one, Servants are more reckless, and two, the War is close to beginning. He calls on Caster.

'Yes, Master?'

'What have you gathered so far?'

'Magecraft is almost inexistent here in the Philippines. There're only very few Magi. Yet, magic is very prevalent here.'

'Yes, yes, I know. How does magic work here?'

'I'm getting to that. You see, Magecraft has a way to translate mana into energy, the magic circuits. Magi need them to use magic, but here it's different. You don't need anything to translate mana to energy. Because there is no mana. Just energy. Pure magical, mystical, miraculous energy. The only thing you need is a strong belief in something. Could be anything.'

'So... the Philippines' 'magic circuits' is faith? Anyone can use magic here?'

'Well, yes, and no. Everyone has the power to do magic, but not just anyone can use magic. Your magic can only be activated by a magical event. In this case, it's the Holy Grail Wars. But you have to know about it or at least heard about it.'

'Wow, how did you get all that?'

'You gave me a job, and I did it.'

'Good job, Caster. How far are we from the start of the War?'

'Lancer and Rider have already been summoned'

'That leaves Assassin and Berserker. Excellent job, her...'

"Sir de Vera?" interrupted Dan from the back seat. "Where exactly are we going?"

"We need you guys to practice your skills, plus you still have to summon your Servant. We need a secluded, remote area. Mt. Metro is the nearest mountain, and seeing as most areas on mountains are remote, that's our best option."

The car started going uphill, hiking up New Manila's natural landmark. The car swerved and soon soon was driving on rocky road. Kim closed her eyes, internalizing her training and being a Master. Dan does the same, while putting on his hood. Minutes later, the car stops. Outside, the air is clear, and the moon is shining bright. The three got off the car, and before them, was a huge, clear, circular area, that was almost hewn from the mountain. On one side, a forest grew up the mountain, but the other was completely clear, showing off the beautiful, pollution-less landscape of New Manila.

"Children, welcome to Mapanglaw na Siwang.'

Short one-shot on the first revealed Servant: s/9258564/1/What-Happened-to-Susan